Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Capacitive fingerprint sensor and the panel thereof
- Patent Title (中): 电容式指纹传感器及其面板
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Application No.: US12034239Application Date: 2008-02-20
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Publication No.: US07683638B2Publication Date: 2010-03-23
- Inventor: Kai Lan Chuang , Ying Lieh Chen
- Applicant: Kai Lan Chuang , Ying Lieh Chen
- Applicant Address: TW Tainan County
- Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
- Current Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
- Current Assignee Address: TW Tainan County
- Agency: WPAT, P.C.
- Agent Anthony King; Kay Yang
- Main IPC: G01R27/28
- IPC: G01R27/28 ; G06F3/041

Abstract:
A capacitive fingerprint sensor comprises a fingerprint capacitor, an integrator, a first transistor, a second transistor and a multiplexer. The fingerprint capacitor has a capacitance that is either a valley capacitance CFV or a ridge capacitance CFR, wherein CFV is smaller than CFR. The integrator has a reference capacitor Cfb. The first transistor is configured to control the fingerprint capacitor during a scan line period. The second transistor is configured to precharge the fingerprint capacitor and to redistribute the charges between the fingerprint capacitor and the reference capacitor Cfb. The multiplexer is connected to the integrator for providing a first voltage VA and a second voltage VB, wherein the first voltage VA is greater than the second voltage VB.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090208069A1 Capacitive Fingerprint Sensor and the Panel Thereof Public/Granted day:2009-08-20
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